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"We're hoping to create such an uproar that, like the last time, the ballet gets saved," said George Neary, referring to the Save the Ballet effort in 2004 and 2005, which started after SPAC said it had decided to end the ballet performances at the Saratoga Springs venue.

The decision was later reversed, and new leadership took over SPAC.

The ballet, which opened its two-week summer residency at SPAC on Tuesday night, has been scheduled for only one week of performances in 2013 because of a lack of public and private funding, SPAC and ballet officials have said.

They say they intend to schedule the ballet for two weeks again in 2014.

Neary, who once ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the SPAC board of directors, criticized White for the reduction in the ballet's SPAC performance schedule. The blog is critical of White, under whom the ballet's residency was reduced from three weeks to two in 2009 to cut costs.

"She said failure was not an option when she was first appointed to become president," Neary said. "I don't know what to call it. Losing the ballet from three weeks to one week is not winning."

White did not immediately return a phone call to comment; however, SPAC sent a statement from her via email.

"The members of the community who came together (Monday) night and those of us at SPAC both want to achieve the same goal — to preserve the residency of the NYCB," White said in the written statement. "Toward that end, I attended the open forum hoping to hear some constructive ideas.

"Unfortunately, I was disappointed to find that the meeting's primary purpose was to disseminate misinformation about SPAC and to unveil the group's new website. I hope that this website will serve as a platform for sharing accurate information and positive ideas, because in the end we all want the same thing."

Save the NYC Ballet will meet again at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Saratoga Springs Public Library at 49 Henry St. in Saratoga Springs.